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Polynomial Formative Assignment

Match the column

Degree of polynomial Polynomial

1 x5 -3x2 +1

2 x-1

3 x4-3x2+2+ 3x3

4 x2 -2x-1

5 1-3x3

Match the column

type of polynomial Polynomial

monomial x5 -3x2 +1

binomial x-1

trinomial x4-3x2+2+ 3x3

No appropriate match x2 -2x-1

3x3

Table Type

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P(x)=5x2 -3x+7

P(0) P(1) P(5) P(-1) P(-2)

Multiple choice Questions

1) Find the remainder when x4+x3-2x2+x+1 is divided by x-1

a)1

b)5

c)2

d)3

Solution ( c)

2) Which of these identities is not true?

a)
       2   

b)
     2   

c)     
  
 

d)
   
       
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Solution (d)

True or False statement

1) P(x) =x-1 and g(x) =x2-2x +1 . p(x) is a factor of g(x)

2) The factor of 3x2 –x-4 are (x+1)(3x-4)
3) Every linear polynomial has only one zero
4) Every real number is the zero’s of zero polynomial
5) A binomial may have degree 4
6) 0,2 are the zeroes of x2-2x
7) The degree of zero polynomial is not defined

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Solution

1) True, as g(1)=0
2) True, we can get this by split method
3) True
4) True
5) True , example x4 +1
6) True
7) True

Factorize following

a) x2 +9x+18
b) 3x3 –x2-3x+1
c) x3-23x2+142x-120
d) 1+8x3

Solution

a) (x+6)(x+3)

b) )(3x-1)(x-1)(x+1)

c)(x-1)(x-10)(x-12)

d) (2x+1)(4x2-2x+1)

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